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Summary Information

Abstract

A significant collection of Rockwell Kent's correspondence; drawings and
sketches; watercolors; lithographs; proofs; manuscripts; and architectural drawings.
There are also lithographs and woodblock prints by Kent's students and
admirers.

Description

Scope and Content

A comprehensive collection of working drawings and sketches, watercolor paintings,
lithographs, proofs, manuscripts, and architectural drawings. There are illustrations
for many books including Moby Dick
, Beowulf, The Canterbury Tales
, The
Decameron
, Paul Bunyan
, Candide
, and The Bridge of San Luis Rey
, as
well as illustrations for 18 of Kent's own books; bookplates for many well known people,
magazine illustrations, advertising, posters, and graphic art work of many other types.
Some correspondence is included, as well as many lithographs and woodblock prints by
Kent's students and admirers.

Using the Collection

RBML

Access Restrictions

This collection is located on-site.

Restrictions on Use

Single photocopies may be made for research purposes. Permission to publish material
from the collection must be requested from the Curator of Manuscripts/University
Archivist, Rare Book and Manuscript Library (RBML). The RBML approves permission to
publish that which it physically owns; the responsibility to secure copyright permission
rests with the patron.

Subject Headings

The subject headings listed below are found in this collection. Links below allow searches at Columbia University through the Archival Collections Portal and through CLIO, the catalog for Columbia University Libraries, as well as ArchiveGRID, a catalog that allows users to search the holdings of multiple research libraries and archives.